Heavey August Rains Damage Soil Across North Carolina
State Geologist Joseph Hyde Pratt cites W W Ashe estimate showing more than 1 500 000 tons of soil washed from Piedmont hills during a week of heavy August rains. Losses to farmers exceed 500 000 dollars in impoverished upland soils, with guidance on erosion control and timber planting to protect idle lands.
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Oseph Hyde Pratt
W. W. Ashe
North Carolina Geological Survey
Piedmont
Raleigh
Middle North Carolina
Upper South Carolina
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
N. GC
Shortage of Small Coin Cited by National City Bank
The September circular from National City Bank of New York notes strong demand for small denomination par work certificates against free silver dollars and silver certificates. It records a fall in free silver from 4,043,000 to 765,000 and suggests certificates may replace coin for many users, with Express charges influencing movement while DeWitt's Little Early Risers are advertised.
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Natonal City Bank of New York
Department
General Fund
Treasury
Express
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Cranky brilliance blocks fast climb in modern firms
A cautionary piece on how small personal flaws like crankiness and敏 sensitivity can derail even highly capable employees. It recounts a once rapid mover who, despite brilliance, alienates colleagues, stalls advancement, and triggers repeated conference clashes.
Dream Month in October Delights with Season’s Bounty
The Commoner notes October as the dream month of the year with seed time fulfilled and harvest abundant. Golden sunshine and vivid autumn colors fill days, while woods parties and ripened nuts invite family outings as frost approaches. Foley's Kidney Cure is advertised by E. T. Whitehead Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
E. T. Whitehead Company
Higher Standard in Newspaper Ads Warned by Editor
Chicago Record-Herald literary editor Mr Sunman says editorial selection extends to ads. He cites refusals of get rich quick mining schemes and dubious medical ads to protect readers and advertisers from harmful influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Press
Sunman
Chicago Record-Herald
Are Babies Moral and the Limits of Parental Influence
Dr Woods Hutchinson argues that moral traits in children emerge from environment and modeling rather than lectures. He warns against overreliance on appeals to a child’s better nature and advises patient, example-based guidance to foster civic virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods Hutchinson
What Might Be. OW. Dalton Clark. A Hand Bag Europe Trip
An Atlantic liner passenger recalls eleven weeks in Europe with a single hand bag. She traveled through England France Germany and Italy in comfort, buying a new gown after a Vesuvius mishap. The piece argues wives could vacation without trunks and multiple suitcases.
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Europe
New York
England
France
Germany
Italy
Vesuvius
Clothes and character in a youth tale by Hezekiah Butterworth
A moral tale notes that clothes do not make the boy but reflect character. A poor boy and friend both dress simply. the hero sacrifices for his friend, earning trust and respect. The piece ends urging De Witt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills with a local seller’s note.
Good Advice to Negroes at Roanoke Fair Grounds
Booker T. Washington spoke to a mixed audience at the Roanoke fair grounds urging African Americans to remain in the country and till the soil. He argued that a man cannot hold another in the ditch without himself staying there and that lifting another elevates the lifter. Washington will visit his birthplace near Roanoke tomorrow, a dirt-floor cabin on the Burroughs plantation. He left Burroughs farm at age eight and this is his first return to the scene in 41 years.Many people who knew him as a boy greeted him today.
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Charlotte
Roanoke
Booker T. Washington
Washington
Burroughs
Healthy family credits Dr King’s New Life Pills
L A Bartlet of Rural Route 1 Guilford Maine says their family has enjoyed good health for three years since using Dr King’s New Life Pills. The sponsor claims the pills cleanse and tone the system gently and are sold for 5 cents at E T Whitehead Company’s drug store.
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Dr. King
L. A. Bartlet
Guilford
Maine
E. ‘T. Whitehead
Foley’s Honey and Tar Promoted as Cough Cure
An advertisement features claims that Foley’s Honey and Tar cures coughs and prevents pneumonia with no opiates, urging avoidance of substitutes. The copy cites the E. Y. Whitehead Company and warns against ineffective treatments, noting endorsements from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Foley
E. Y. Whitehead Company
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